You can never really judge your work because once it's done, it's done.

There's always a time for change, and you should never be frightened of it.

French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that

We can never know... But maybe it's because no black actors merited being nominated.Why put people into categories?

I did that film just so I could kiss Robert Redford.

Cinema d'auteur, cinema about people, about emotions. About la difficulté d'être, the difficulty of being, existential problems. That's what the nouvelle vague is. The early '60s was all about that.

I'd had a French education for three years, my father being in the army. From 9 to 12, I went to French school. I've been sort of part of the culture, part of the geography, since I was quite young - the imprint was there. And I loved it.